Hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis with spinal epidural granulomatous lesion

Intern Med. 1995 Aug;34(8):806-10. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.34.806.

Abstract

A 67-year-old woman with a one-year history of tinnitus and headache had multiple cranial nerve palsies of V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI and spastic paraparesis. She also had a secretory otitis media. Gd-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hypertrophy of the dura of the posterior fossa and spinal epidural mass which extended from C7 to T10. A biopsy of the epidural mass showed chronic granulomatous change. These lesions were completely cured with administration of antibiotics. We believe this case of double-lesion of hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis and spinal epidural granulomatous lesion originated from a bacterial infection secondary to the secretory otitis media.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / complications*
  • Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / drug therapy
  • Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / complications*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / pathology
  • Otitis Media with Effusion / complications
  • Otitis Media with Effusion / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents